Will world’s first edible battery supercharge our diets?
Italian scientists build prototype that could have applications in the healthcare, pharmacology and food science arenas.
Senior researcher Mario Caironi, 45, shows a rechargeable edible battery made from food, as part of ongoing research on its use in health diagnostics, food monitoring and edible soft robotics, at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, in Milan, Italy, March 31, 2023. (photo credit: Alex Fraser/Reuters)ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMANUpdated:
